Table 1.

Baseline Homogeneous Characteristics of the Participants in the Study^a

Characteristics	DOE Group (n = 108)	OL Access Group (n = 116)	P Value
Age, y	36.1 ± 4.5	35.7 ± 5.8	P = .923
			NS
BMI, kg/m2	34.9 ± 5.1	35.1 ± 4.9	P = .765
			NS
Parity	2.1 ± 0.4	1.9 ± 0.9	P = .035
			(P < .01) NS

^aData are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Statistical analysis was performed by means of an unpaired Student t test.

BMI, body mass index; DOE, direct optical entry; NS, not significant; OL, open laparoscopy.